Drin

American  

[dreen] / drin /

noun

1. a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.

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Drin British  

/ drɪn /

noun

1. a river in S Europe, rising in SW Macedonia and flowing north and west, through Albania, into the Adriatic Sea. Length: about 270 km (170 miles)

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Drin

Telephones and roads will be built and eventually the railway along the Drin.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 by Henry Baerlein

Central Uplands The central uplands region extends south from the Drin River valley, which marks the southern boundary of the North Albanian Alpine area, to the southern mountains.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern

South of the Drin is another complex mountain system, including the highlands inhabited by the Mirdites and the Mat tribe; among the principal summits are Deja Mazzukht, Mal-i Vels, Kraba, Toli and Mnela.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

One afternoon, at the beginning of November, 650 Tirana soldiers, pursued by the Mirditi, gave themselves up to the Serbian authorities on the Black Drin.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 by Henry Baerlein

In the north, from the Drin River to the vicinity of Elbasan, it constitutes an area about twenty miles wide.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern